House amendment makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Amends GS 115C-546.2(d)(5) to require a county to act at the request of a local school administrative unit when it uses monies from the Public School Building Capital Fund (Fund) to pay for digital learning needs in public schools.
Effective July 1, 2016, a county acting at the request of a local school administrative unit may use monies in this Fund for digital learning needs only if the State Board of Education determines that the local school administrative unit has demonstrated consistent improvement and growth in student outcomes.
LOTTERY FUNDS USED FOR DIGITAL LEARNING.
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF SOME LOTTERY FUNDS TO EXPAND DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.Intro. by Horn, Johnson, Saine, Tolson.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Mar 4 2013)
Bill History:
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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 House: Filed
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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 House: Ref To Com On Education
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 02/28/2013
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 House: A 1 offered
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 House: Amendment Withdrawn 1
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 House: Amend Adopted A2
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Mon, 4 Mar 2013 Senate: Rec From House
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Mon, 4 Mar 2013 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 4 Mar 2013 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
H 97
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 97 (2013-2014)Summary date: Feb 28 2013 - View Summary
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Bill H 97 (2013-2014)Summary date: Feb 27 2013 - View Summary
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends GS 115C-546.2(d) to permit a county to use the monies in the Capital Fund to meet digital learning needs for the time period beginning July 1, 2013 (was, July 1, 2012), through June 20, 2016, in local school administrative units. Makes technical changes to the whereas clauses.
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Bill H 97 (2013-2014)Summary date: Feb 12 2013 - View Summary
Under current law, 40% of the North Carolina Education Lottery net proceeds are allocated to the Public School Building Capital Fund (Capital Fund) for school construction. Current law also prohibits use of money in the Capital Fund to pay for school technology needs. Amends GS 115C-546.2(d) to permit a county to use the monies in the Capital Fund to meet digital learning needs such as school connectivity, digital textbooks and instructional resources, or digital devices for the time period beginning July 1, 2012, through June 20, 2016.
Requires that a county using these funds to meet digital learning needs also use a portion of the funds to ensure high-quality, ongoing professional development for teachers.
Effective July 1, 2016, only permits a county to use money from the Capital Fund for digital learning needs if the State Board of Education determines that the local school administrative unit has shown consistent growth and improvement in student outcomes.
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Identical to S 119, filed 2/20/13.